You're only as good as your options and your surroundings.
Every man deserves a castle; doesn't matter how big your castle is.
I would say it was God blessing my life and giving me the opportunity to do everything I'm doing.
If a kid is born into a tough situation with no means of dealing with it, you end up with kids who are mentally ill and have no way of reaching out.
The reason my management get upset with me the most is that they don't know what's going to come out my mouth.
I've created a new sound. I've actually brought back dancing and vibes; it's more universal.
Grime's always been big at festivals. Grime's always had an underground crew.
I buried my dad the day I started Craig David's tour. Buried him, got on this tour bus in Stratford, and hit the road. Mixed emotions.
The only diversity in the Brits is with the Americans. I've been saying this for a while: for our country to do good, we need to embrace our country.
Being an artist comes with responsibility as well. You want people to come to your shows and feel safe.
I'm not a token black guy.
If you're wearing Reebok classics, then you're going through a midlife crisis. I don't want to catch you wearing these in the rave.
If I haven't rested, or I haven't slept or had food or done the normal basic things as a human being, how could I stand in front of a camera and do stuff, you know what I mean? It's mad!
Channel 4 know I'm messed up. But they've got a soft spot for me.
With some things, karma is good enough. Lessons come back in different ways, you know what I mean?
Everyone uses grime as a footstool, but imagine Biggie Smalls started doing hip hop, and it started going well, and then he started making RnB: there would be no hip hop!
How can I care about needing a visa to travel if the furthest I'm going to travel is the town centre? For a person to care about Brexit - it's only for people who are in a certain state of mind.
I would say 'The Big Narstie Show' is the United Colours of Benetton; it's for everyone. But I would definitely say that it has a black appeal, because that's what I am.
I'm so thankful that Mum taught me to cook, because not every day is a takeaway day.
My kitchen is an imitation, really, of my mum's, except for the big American fridge.
